Five Young American Poets was a three volume series of poetry anthologies released from 1940 to 1944. The series was published by New Directions Publishers (Norfolk, Connecticut; James Laughlin, publisher).
Volume I - 1940 includes selected poetry by: W. R. Moses Randall Jarrell George Marion O'Donnell John Berryman Mary Barnard Reviews.Daniel, Robert. "A Glimpse of the Future." The Sewanee Review 49, no. 4 (1941): 553-61. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27535837.
Volume II - 1941 includes selected poetry by: Clark Mills Karl Shapiro David Schubert Jeanne McGahey Paul Goodman
Volume III - 1944 includes selected poetry by: Eve Merriam John Frederick Nims Jean Garrigue Tennessee Williams Alejandro Carrión
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